Emma Waldo Smith Marshall
Emma Waldo Smith Marshall | |
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 Emma Waldo Smith, from a 1901 publication | |
| Born | Emma Waldo Smith May 11, 1879 Rangoon, Burma |
| Died | January 24, 1943 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Spouse | Harry Ignatius Marshall |
Emma Waldo Smith Marshall (May 11, 1879 – January 24, 1943) was an American Baptist missionary educator and linguist, born in Burma. She taught at the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary in Rangoon.
Early life and education[edit]
Emma Waldo Smith was born in Rangoon, Burma, the daughter of American missionaries Daniel Appleton White Smith and Sarah Lincoln Stevens Smith,[1] Her father was the president of the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary.[2] Her grandfather, Samuel Francis Smith, was an editor and writer, best known as author of the lyrics to "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)",[3] She lived in Newton Centre, Massachusetts as a child,[4] and graduated from Vassar College in 1900,[5] and spent a year in training at the Newton Theological Institution, before returning to join her parents' work in Burma.[6][7]
Career[edit]
Smith taught Greek New Testament classes at the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary in 1902 and 1903.[8][9] She studied the Karen language, and helped translate texts into Karen, including classroom materials, a translation of the Bible and a Christian hymnal. She and her husband took charge of the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary in 1920. In 1936, they were assigned to a mission post at Toungoo. They left Burma in 1942 when Japan occupied Burma.[6]
Personal life[edit]
In 1903, Smith married fellow American missionary Harry Ignatius Marshall,[10] author of The Karen people of Burma: a study in anthropology and ethnology (1922)[11] and Naw Su: A Story of Burma (1947).[12] They had five children, four of whom were born in Burma.[1] She died in 1943, aged 63, in Boston. Her widower dedicated his next book, Flashes Along the Burma Road (1946),[13] to her memory.[14] The Harry and Emma Marshall Papers are in the collection of the American Baptist Historical Society in Atlanta.[6] There are other relevant papers in the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society records, 1813-1961, at Cornell University.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Klein, Mrs. C. L. (May 1943). "Emma Waldo Smith Marshall: A Tribute". Missions. 34: 81–82 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Karen Theological Seminary". Annual of the Northern Baptist Convention. 8: 451–452. 1915.
- ^ "Samuel Francis Smith". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "The Sailing of Our Missionaries". Helping Hand. 28: 3. October 1901.
- ^ The Vassarion. 1900. p. 34.
- ^ a b c "Collection: Marshall, Harry and Emma Papers". American Baptist Historical Society. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ Hurlin, William; Sargent, Orison Clark; Wakeman, William Walter (1902). The Baptists of New Hampshire. New Hampshire Baptist Convention. p. 93.
- ^ Smith, D.A.W. (July 1902). "The Karen Seminary". Baptist Missionary Magazine. 82: 43.
- ^ Smith, D.A.W. (July 1903). "The Karen Theological Seminary". The Baptist Missionary Magazine. 83: 60.
- ^ "Personals". The Vassar Miscellany. 33: 168. January 1904.
- ^ Marshall (Rév.), Harry Ignatius (1922). The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology. The University.
- ^ Marshall, Harry Ignatius (1947). Naw Su: A Story of Burma. Falmouth Publishing House.
- ^ Marshall, Harry Ignatius (1946). Flashes Along the Burma Road. Island Press.
- ^ Leyden, Louise (1946-02-24). "The Reviewing Stand". The Miami News. p. 27. Retrieved 2021-11-06 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Guide to the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society records, 1813-1961". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 2021-11-06.